Fixture for curtains, draperies, and the like



1935. H. M. STEINER 2,012,734

FIXTURE FOR CURTAINS, DRAPERIES AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 20, 1954Patented Aug. 27, 1935 UNITED STATES FIXTUBE'FOR CURTAINS, DRAPERIESiAND THE LIKE 'Howard M. Steiner, Buffalo, N. Y., assignor to H. D.Taylor Company, Bufialo, N. Y., a corporation of New York ApplicationNovember 20, 1934, Serial No. 753,843 r '5 Claims. (01. 156-21) Thisinvention relates to. certain new and useful improvements in devices orfixtures particulariy adapted for hanging or suspending curtains,draperies and the like from rods or poles.

t has for its chief object to provide a fixture of this character whichhas been designed for ready attachment to the heading of the curtainwithout resorting to sewing or the like and which eifectually holds theplaited heading in an upright position and at the same time assures aneat and natural hanging of the curtains or draperies from thesupporting rod.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a drapery fixturewhich is simple, compact andinexpensive in construction, which may beeasily applied to and removed from the drapery, and whichis so designedas to be concealed from view when in use.

In the accompanying drawing:-

. Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a curtain or draperyshowing my invention applied thereto. Figure 2 is a vertical sectiontaken on line 2-2, Figure 3. Figure 3 is a cross section taken on line3-3, Figure 1. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the fixture.

Similar characters of reference indicate correv sponding partsthroughout the several views.

This fixture, which is particularly intended for supporting curtains anddraperies from rods and wherein such draperies have plaited headingsextending above the rods, comprises a body having means thereon whichare adapted to detachably engage or pierce the plaited portions of theheading to not only prevent their unfolding lengthwise of the rod but toalso holdthe heading in an upstanding position over the rod, and meansfor connecting the body to the curtain rod.

Referring now to the drawing wherein a preferred embodiment of myinvention is shownglil indicates a body having a plurality of tines orprongs ii, !2 projecting in one direction therefrom and adapted to faceupwardly when in position on the curtain or drapery. The prongs H aredisposed adjacent the ends of the body I!) and are comparatively long,while the other set of prongs i2 are disposed between and insubstantially spaced parallel relation to the companion set of prongs li, and are somewhat shorter than the latter. As shown in Figures 1 and3, these prongs are adapted to pierce the inner adjoining folds I3 ofthe curtain or drapery I4, whereby the plaited portion of the drapery isheld intact and eifectually held against separation. Furthermore, theprongs serve to reinforce the drapery heading against drooping orcurling over. and maintain it in an upstanding position.

In addition to serving the above functions, this fixture also serves asa means for suspending the curtain or drapery from its supporting rod,and 1 to this end it has a downwardly-opening rod engaging hook l5disposed substantially centrally thereof and in a plane rearwardly ofthe prongs H and I2.

By providing the long and short tines or prongs H and H, the insertionof the same into the plaited portion of the heading is facilitated, and

the longer prongs, which are located atthe outer sides of the fixture,serve to firmly and positively retain the plaited portion in its proper.position to insure'a neat and natural hanging of the curtains ordraperies.- Furthermore, by constructing the fixture in this manner itis concealed fromv view when in use and may be readily withdrawn fromthe curtain'when desired.

I claim as my invention:--

1. A drapery fixture, comprising a body having a plurality-ofsubstantially parallel prongs projecting therefrom for longitudinalengagement with the inner folds of a plaited drapery-heading,

some of said prongs being longer than the others,

and a rod-engaginghook projecting from said body. 2. A drapery fixture,comprising a body having a plurality of prongs projecting therefrom'forengagement with a drapery-heading, some of said prongs being longer thanthe others.

3. A drapery fixture; comprising a body having a plurality ofsubstantially parallel prongs pro- 1 jecting therefrom in the plane ofsaid body, theouter prongs being longer than the inner ones. i. Adrapery fixture, comprising a bodyhaving prongs projecting in onedirection from adjacent the ends thereof, and relatively shorter prongsdisposed therebetweenin substantially spaced parallel relation thereto.

5. A drapery fixture, comprising a body having prongs projecting in onedirection'from adjacent the ends thereof, relatively shorter prongsdis,- posed therebetween in substantially spaced parallel relationthereto, and means on said body for supporting the same from a rod.

HOWARD M. STEINER.

